Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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“It’s In the Syllabus”: Tips to Write a Robust Document for Your Class
“Is the final cumulative? How many exams are there? Is attendance required? What book do I have to buy?” It is somewhat irking when students ask a question about the class which you have already answered in your syllabus. Many faculty bemoan the fact that students do not read the syllabus. One easy fix has…
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We Salute the 2019 OSU Teaching Award Recipients
University faculty and staff are called on to do many things. Balancing research, teaching, and service can be demanding. Doing any one of these well while also giving the other elements attention can be a challenge indeed. It is particularly inspiring to see universities reward exemplary efforts in the classroom and lab. We at the…
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Deadline for New2OSU Registration is Quickly Approaching!
The Center for Teaching and Learning offers teachers the opportunity to earn a Certificate in University Teaching. New2OSU is focused on impacting student success by accelerating the effectiveness of newer teachers. Completion of the program may be used as evidence of professional development and teaching effectiveness for performance review (subject to supervisor approval). This comprehensive…
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CTL at University Day 2019
The 2019 University Day Expo provided a showcase of the many resources available to Faculty and Staff and OSU. The Center for Teaching and Learning was a visible participant and the booth provided a great opportunity to share what is going on up on the 4th floor of LInC. If you missed the chance to…
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Gurung named interim executive director of CTL
Regan A. R. Gurung has been appointed as interim executive director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Oregon State University, effective Aug. 26. The appointment was announced by Alix Gitelman, vice provost for undergraduate education. Gurung, who joined the psychology faculty in the School of Psychological Science earlier this year, is an internationally…
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Are Visual Learners Disadvantaged in Classrooms? More on Learning Style Myths
“I am a very visual learner so I do not learn well in classes with a lot of lecture.” After having taught for over 25 years I hear variations of that comment a lot. In conversations with students I have heard a range of complaints. Teachers who only use one teaching style. Teachers who do…
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Sign up for Guided Review of Your Blended, Flipped or Hybrid Course
This CTL workshop on Tuesday, July 9, offers a great opportunity for you to use new course review guidelines to take a close look at a blended, flipped or hybrid course you teach. You’ll be guided through a self-assessment of one of your courses to explore strengths of the course design and delivery and potential…
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Congratulations, OSU Graduates!
The Center for Teaching and Learning congratulates all Oregon State University graduates in the Class of ’19 and offers our best wishes for a wonderful future! And as another academic year draws to a close, we extend our deep appreciation to all OSU teaching faculty for everything you’ve done this year on behalf of your…
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Teaching Hybrid: What Works Well?
The Center for Teaching and Learning surveyed OSU Corvallis and Cascades campus faculty in Oct. 2016 to determine effective hybrid teaching practices from the perspective of instructors. Results: There was significant consensus among the 28 respondents from 7 OSU colleges. More than three-fourths of the instructors that used each of the following 11 practices rated…
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Strategies for Handling Student Absences
Our primary goal is to ensure students learn what we intend. It is true that when students miss a class, particularly one that is activity based, it is not possible to “make up” the experience. Still, there are legitimate reasons why students may need to be absent: death in the family, illness, sports and arts…